Change maker



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Filed June 10, 1949 E. F. LEESE CHANGE MAKER 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 E F I I OO i o o 1 l l a c o o 1 i o o 0 l o o o l o o I 1 2 2 E i a v a" 13 5 i!..|ll45 .14 4 I 1 33 i 31 H] 44 44'|||l' l l 51 I l 32 i .i l g 1 30 if;

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21 2 45 21 30 30 J EDWARD F! LEESE Zmncntor REYNOLDS E BEACH Oct. 28,1952 LEESE 2,615,454

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Patented Get. 28, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 12,615,454 I v CHANGEMAKER Edward F. Leese, Everett, Wash. L Applicationjune 10, 1949, SerialNo. 98,240

Such change-makers are useful in wide variety of establishments.

They may be em ployed for instance, at subway or bus terminals, todeliver five nickels for a quarter, or ten nickels r five dimes for ahalf dollar. They are useful at telephone centrals for similar-purposes.They Claims. (01. 133-5) are employed at cigar counters, where change isfrequently desired for telephoning or for oper ating vending machines oramusement devices perhaps onlynickels and dimes. On theother hand, adifierent type of establishment may prefe'r to deliver primarilyquarters, four in exchange for one dollar. Other types ofestablishmentswill want to deliver a more varied assortment of change,such as five nickels' for. .a quarter, five dimesfor a half dollar, twoquarters for a half dollar, and fourq'uarters for a dollar, and perhapstwo half dollars for a dollar.

In the machine constructed in accordance with my prior patent, themachine as manufactured was inflexible." It could be designed to deliverall coins of .one kind .or allofla few kinds, or alternatively todeliver an assortment of various denominatiotns, but .once designed andconstructed it was not possible to alter it to accommodate changingconditions. 'Each one built was suited only to the denominations forwhich it was designed, and 'ajlarge stock of different combinations hadto be kept to satisfy different ,ent denominations or quantities, or toenable changes to be made if conditions change. Primarily, then, it isthe object herein to provide a basic machine which can be set up withlittle departure from manufacturing routine, in order to deliver suchdenominations, and such 'quantitles of each denomination, as theparticular user may require. I

. 1 One such establishment will require primarily nickels, andmayxrequire no other change, or

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. Itjis a further object to provide a changema-ker having the,capabilities and flexibility in dicated, which nevertheless can bemanufactured as cheaply, or more so, than the coin dispensei Y ofmyearlier patent.

It is an object of the invention to provide a change-maker which despitethe ready interchangeabality of coin, tubes is thoroughly solid andruggedwhen assembled, and not readily tampered with.v V

.With respect to tampering, since-such change makers are usually,installed in rather public places, there is a tendency on thepartof-[certain persons to play. with it, mischievously orwith intent todefraud, and it is a vfurtherobjectjof the invention to provide achange-maker having the advantages indicated above, whichis pen- -tirelyaccessible to the operator behind'acounter, but which by reason ofitsconstruction and arrangement. is well protected from the',passerby Ior loiterer at the. opposite side of the countermra It is likewise anobject of this invention' to provide a change-makerina form that lendsitselfreadily to manufacture of the principal parts by die-casting orsimilar operations,togtheiend that it may be made inexpensivelyyetaccurately.

, With such objects 'in mind' and others, as

will appear hereinafter,- the-present invention .comprises a novelchange-maker and a' 'novel combination and arrangement of the partsthereof, as shown'in the accompanying drawings, and

"as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying 'drawing'sthe invention-is shown in a typical form,such as is presently preferredby me.

change-maker, with parts broken away 3; and shown in' section, theview-pom: being that" of the operator..-

Figure 2' is in part an elevation and mpaaga by the line-2-2 in Figure1.1 I

Figure 3 is in part an elevation and in; part a sectiontaken'substantially along the line- 13 3 section, the view-point being,indicated generally Figure 4'is a bottom plan view,.partlylbro kjenaway, of one of the coin tubes,illustrating par ticularly the" coindelivering means.-;

The support for the change-maker isa base generally indicated by thenumeral 3,,flconsisting for instance of arms 3| at its ends, ahqod likefront wall for-skirt-32 extending upwardly'from the table whereon thechange-maker is supported,"and an elevated shelf 33 extendingrearvwardly, or toward the operator, from the upper 3 portion of theskirt 32. The device may be supported on low feet 39 incorporatingsuction cups 01- the like, so that these in conjunction with its weightand the weight of the coins contained by it, will not permit it to betipped over readily or to be shifted appreciably.

The shelf 33 is of some appreciable thickness and to lighten it and savematerial, and to simplify the die-casting operation, it may beinteriorly hollowed, so that in effect it has an upper and a lower levelsomewhat spaced apart. It is formed in its rear edge with notches facingrearwardly, such notches being indicated by the numerals 34 and 34a.These notches in the shelf either at the upper or at the lower level oreven having an aperture 41 that registers with the lower end e'r'itscoin tube. Each slide is of a depth to receive, segregate and deliverthe proper at both levels, are non-circularly shaped and formedpreferably with parallel side edges, as are the notches '34 shown at theleft in Figure'z, being of half-hexagon shape. The notches 34a at 'the'upper level of the shelf may be, and preferably are, rounded asindicated at the right in Figure 2. Each such notch sum, is of the samesize-asall other such notches; they are uniform in size and shape, andthis is of importance in the invention.

The coin tubes are each of suitable height and of an interior diameterto receive One particular size and-shape of coin. A tube to receivnickels (such as the twoat the left in Figure l) will be of somewhatlarger interior diameter, and usually taller, than a tube (the centralone) which will receive dimes, but of somewhat less interior diameterthan a tube (the second from the right) which will receive quarters, andso on. Exteriorly such tubes may vary in size in. their-visible por-:tion'of each tube, concealed when parts are op- ;eratively assembled,is of the same size and shape asthe same portion of all other tubes, nomatter what denomination of coin each tube is to receive. The portion 10is formed to fit snugly within the notch 34a, and the portion l isformed noncircularly--for instance, of halfhexagon shape-to fit snuglywithin the notch 34, thereby'to prevent rotation of the tube relative tothe base. All such tubes and parts are readily, accurately, and cheaplyformed as diecastings.

A Above the barrel portion 10 of uniform cliamjet'er, and as 'part ofits mounting section, each I tube is provided with'a small downwardlyfacing shoulder 12 which rests upon the top of the shelf 33, and with anupwardly directed shoulder 13 facing the shoulder l2, and spacedbelowthe lat- "ter a distance equal to the thickness of the shelf 33.The thickness of the shelf, therefore,'just snugly fits between theshoulders 12 and IS, and when the tube is thus seated within its notchand upon the shelf it cannot be drawn upwardly -'nor pushed downwardlyout of position, nor can -itbe rotated, as already explained, but isfixedly held in position. It could be withdrawn rearwardly, but when-theseveral coin tubes are all supported thus, each in its respectivenotch34, 34a; a11- such tubes are held in placeby a single retainer bar 2,notched complementally to the "notches in the shelf and to the barrelportion Iii "-ofeach tube, which is of a thickness -correspond-- ing tothatof the shelf, and overlying the rear number of coins from thosestacked in its tube, but no more nor no less. This depth will vary foreach denomination to be changed or to be delivered. The slide 4 isconstructed substantially as is described in my prior patent, save thatnow the slide for each coin tube is mounted upon and constitutes a partof the assembly of that coin tube only. A spring ior'springs 42 urgesthe coin slide into non-delivering position, and a fingerengagedactuator 44. beneath the hood 32, but accessible from the operators rearside, is the device bYPWhiCh the coin slide is moved rearwardly towardsthe operator into delivering position. A lower cover plate 45, securedin placeby screws 46 or the like, retains the slide properly assembledwith relationto the dispensing head Not the tube. A notch 41 in thiscover plate, by engagement with the actuator 44, limits the rearward ordelivery movement of the slide. u

; Since the notches 34 and 34:; are uniform in size and shape in alltubes, andsince the interifitting mounting parts Hi, H, l2 and 13, ofach tube are also uniform and lit closely within the notches and aboveand below the shelf 33, it is evident that any given coin tube, in anycoinbination of denominations, may be assembled in any base, and'heldtherein by any retainer bar. Any unwanted tube may be removed andreplaced with a different tube by removing the retainer bar. Initiallyall the tubes may be alike, or such grouping as maybe desired may beattained, yet special orders are practically eliminated. One base willserve for any variety or grouping of coin tubes, and all coin tubes willfit any base. The changing of coin tubes or their removal in case ofnon-functioning, is a simple matter that can be done-without tools, byusing a coin'i'n the slot of the screws 2| as a screwdriver.Nevertheless when parts are assembled they are held securely and firmly.The screws 2i are not accessible to tampering, nor are the actuators 44,

yet :everyth'ing isreadily accessible to the operator.

I claim as my invention: a I f 1. A change-maker comprising a baseformed with an elevated shelf and"havinga' skirt d pending at its frontbut openat its rear side, a

plurality of notchesfof'uniforrn' shape and size formed in the rear edgeof said shelf,'each havingparallel sides, a like number of coin'tubeseach having an externalupper flange near" its lower end-and having anupwardly facing ex'- ternal shoulder spaced below said flange jby thethickness of the shelf, theexterior of each tube, intermediate theflange and" shoulder, being shaped to fit snugly and'non rotativ'elywithin any notch, a retainer bar' notched complementally to the tubes,and of a thickness equal to that of the shelf, means to secure saidretainer bar removably to the shelf, to constitute its rear edge, andcoin delivering means mountedin-the lower end of each tube, beneath theshelf, and operatively. engageable only from the open rear side of theskirted base. i

2. A change-maker comprising a, base formed with an elevated shelfhaving in one edge a plurality of notches of uniform size and shape, alike number of coin tubes each of an internal diameter peculiar to asingle size of coin, a mounting section formed on the exterior of eachtube, of uniform size and shape to correspond to and fit snugly withinany of said notches, whereby all tubes are disposed uprightly relativeto said shelf, two members projecting laterally from each ,tubesmounting section, one in position to engage the upper surface of thshelf and thereby to support the tube,and the other beneath the lowersurface of the shelf to prevent upward separation of the tube from theshelf, means overlying the tubes to retain them within their respectivenotches, a dispensing head at the lowerend of each tube, and acoin-delivering element shiftably mounted in the dispensing head of eachtube, apertured to receive the size of ,coin stored in such tube, and ofa, height to receive and dispense a predetermined number thereof.

3. A change-maker as in claim 2, wherein the two members which projectlaterally from each tube are formed as two shoulders encircling suchtube at a spacing corresponding to the thickness of the shelf, andsnugly fitting over and under the shelf, respectively, to retain thetube against any endwise movement when the tube is overlaid by theretaining means.

4. A change-maker as in claim 2, wherein the tube-retaining means isformed as a retainer bar notched along an edge complementary to the--shelf and to the several tubes, and cooperating:-

with the shelf to surround closely the mounting section of all thetubes, and releasable means to secure said retainer bar to the shelf, asa conterior of each tube, of uniform size and shape to correspond to andfit snugly within any of said notches, two shoulders projecting from themounting section of each tube, spaced apart a distance equivalent to thethickness of the shelf,

to engage the upper and lower surfaces of theplementally to the shelfand to the tubes supported thereon, and cooperating with the shelf tosnugly surround the mounting portion of each tube, and to be engaged bythe shoulders of each tube, thereby to prevent, in cooperation with theshelf, endwise-movement of any tube, releasable means to secure saidretainer bar to the shelf, as a, continuation thereof, a dispensing headat the lower end of each tube, and a coin-delivering element shiftablymounted in the dispensing head of each tube, apertured to receivethesize of coin stored in such tube, and of a height to receive anddispense a, predetermined number thereof.

EDWARD F. LEESE.

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